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Mutations in Thalassemia Carrier Couples: The Importance of Prenatal Diagnostic Tests.
Clinical laboratory - 1 May 2022
Kiani Ali Asghar, Mohamadinejad Mozafer, Shokrgozar Negin, Abbasian Sadegh
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Thalassemia carrier couples play an important role in increasing thalassemia patients. The study of thalassemia genotypes in carrier couples is also effective in improving genetic counseling for them. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of thalassemia mutations and genotypes in couples. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was performed on 241 couples who were suspected of...
Topics
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Diagnostic Tests, Routine
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Mutation
- Pregnancy
- alpha-Thalassemia
- beta-Thalassemia